submarine canyon: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Added interactive. | Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Text added noting that submarine canyons may also originate in continental slope areas. |
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Jul 08, 2015 | |
| Added diagram of continental margin. | Sep 28, 2010 | ||
| New material related to the differences in submarine-canyon development between the eastern and western coasts of North America added. In addition, the boundary years for the Pleistocene Epoch were updated. | Sep 15, 2009 | ||
| Geotime time data updated. | Sep 15, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute - Submarine canyons. | Feb 05, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 24, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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